Medical Assistant/Patient Service Specialist
Core
Support provider staff in an ambulatory setting by preparing patients, taking vital signs, performing in-office testing, administering vaccines, and managing clinical workflows.
Role type
Medical Assistant I (clinical operations)
Builds
Patient visits and clinical procedures in physician practices
Domain
Healthcare / Ambulatory Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Vital signs measurement, EMR data entry, patient history documentation, consent form completion, in-office testing, EKG performance, specimen labeling, vaccine administration, medication administration, scheduling, prior authorization processing
Preferred skills
Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) certification, formal medical assistant program education
Technologies
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems
Responsibilities
Rooming and prepping patients for provider visits, taking and recording vital signs, performing in-office tests and EKGs, assisting with medical procedures, administering vaccines and medications, managing clinical supply inventory and refrigeration logs, scheduling appointments and testing, obtaining prior authorizations, triaging incoming calls
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC